Recent Meeting Highlights

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Julian B. Lane Community Meetings

A community-driven planning process will kick off in May 2014
for the redesign of Julian B. Lane Park. The City of Tampa
and the Civitas design team will host a series of opportunities to
engage the community, neighbors, and park stakeholders, in
preparation of a new master plan for the Park. The meetings
are free and open to the public. All meetings will be held at
Blake High School Cafeteria at 1701 North Boulevard. The
next meeting will be held on June 10 at 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM.

West River Community Meetings (Closed)

In 2013 and early 2014, the Tampa Housing Authority and City
of Tampa hosted three large community meetings in West Tampa to
develop the West River Redevelopment Plan. These meetings
were highly attended by the public, with more than 200 people
attending each of the three community meetings.

Neighborhood Charrettes & Walking Audits
(Closed)

In 2012 - 2013, the City of Tampa hosted 12 neighborhood
charrettes and walking audits in neighborhoods the Center City
area. The InVision Tampa consulting team walked the
streets as residents pointed out what they valued in their
neighborhood and what they wanted to see changed.
Afterwards, residents participated in a mapping exercise and
table top discussion on ways to make their neighborhood more
livable. Each neighborhood event was attended by 15-30
people.

Community Design Workshops (Closed)

Two community design workshops were held, one in 2012 for the
Center City Plan and one in 2013 for the Nebraska - Hillsborough
Corridor Plan. These three-day workshops allowed the
InVision Tampa planning team to spend time working with the
community in identifying issues, opportunities and strategies.
Participation at each community design workshop was 75-100
people per night.

Knowledge Exchanges (Closed)

In 2012, the InVision Tampa planning team sponsored four
large community forums on 21st Century Cities, Ecnomic
Development, the Public Realm and Sustainabile Transportation.
Each session included short presentations or panel discussions,
a discussion/table top exercise for attendees and opportunities
for public comment. Approximately 450 people attended the
events.

Camera Exercise (Closed)

Thirty volunteers were given a camera and asked to take
photos of what they liked and didn't like within their
neighborhood. The volunteers then participated in an
exercise to classify the images into key themes. In three
hours, they sorted through nearly 1,000 images. The
results of the exercised helped provide a visual palette for the
design themes that emerged in subsequent plans.